Cord supporting device



July 6, 1948. w, B 2,444,800

' CORD SUPPORTING DEVICE Filed Aug. 22, 1945 .Zizveniar I I I 4 WW v Ai'orraeys Patented July 6, 1948 UNITE STATES PATENT orrica Applicatzr rzzutrz k riz 6 11392 3 Claims. (Cl. 248-51) This invention relates to acord-supporting device, and particularly to a device for supporting aconductor cord containing electrical conductors. In operating variousdevices, such as a flat-iron, it is desirable to have somecord-supporting or holding means for supporting the conductor cordtokeep the same out of the way of the operator.

It is an obiect of this invention to provide a simple and emcient meanswhich may readily be attached to and detached from an ironing board forholdin the cord so that it will not interfere with the work or theoperator. I

It is a further object of the invention to provide a cord-supportingdevice comprising a member adapted to be attached to an ironing board,the same having a pulley mounted thereon above the board and having aswinging arm mounted thereon below the board, which arm carries in oneend a second pulley so that a conductor cord can extend from theflatiron or other article over the first mentioned pulley downwardly.and around said second pulley so that the latter will be raised andlowered and said arm oscillated as the fiatiron or other article ismoved.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a simple and emcientcord-supporting means comprising a vertically extending member havingmeans for quickly attaching the same to an ironing board, said memberhaving a pulley mounted thereon above said board and having acord-holding means thereon, said member also having a rigid linkpivotally connected thereto below said board normally extendingdownwardly and longitudinally of said board, an elongated arm pivotallyconnected at one end to the other end of said link, said arm having asecond pulley mounted thereon at its other end whereby a conductor cordattached to an iron may run over said first mentioned pulley downwardlyand around said secand mentioned pulley and be held in said cordholdlngmeans.

It is more specifically an object of the invention to provide a devicefor supporting and keeping taut a conductor cord, said device comprisinga vertically extending bar having a clamping means for attaching it toone end of an ironing board, said bar having a cord-holding meansthereon and having a pulley mounted adjacent its upper end, a linkpivotally connected to the lower end of said bar below said board andnormally extending downwardly and toward the other end 01' said board,an elongated arm pivotally nected to the other end of said link andextendin: downwardly and toward the first mentioned end of said board.said arm having an upwardly curved end portion, and a second pulleycarried adjacent the end of said portion whereby a conductor cordattached to an iron on said board may pass over said first mentionedpulley downwardly and around said second mentioned pulley and upwardiyto said cord-holding means, and said second pulley and arm will be movedupwardly and downwardly as said arm is reciprocated on said board.

These and other objects and advantages or the invention will be fullyset forth in the following description made in connection with theaccompanying drawings in which like reterence character refer to similarparts throughout the several views and in which:

Fig. l is a view in side elevation of the device,

some parts being shown in diilerent positions in dotted lines;

Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation as seen from the left of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a top plan view; and

t Fig. d is a horizontal section taken on line H oi Fig. 2, as indicatedby the arrows.

Referring to the drawings, an ironing board is is shown having the usualwide or rear end ifla and the narrow or front end itb. A supporting legldc is shown for board it, the same being se-.

cured between lugs ltd depending from the underside of said board. saidleg being secured by a bolt ii. A member 52 is provided and while thismight be variously formed, in the embodiment of the inventionillustrated it is shown as a flat bar. Member i) has secured to one sidethereof, and in any suitable manner as by welding, a U-shaped bracket orclip it having parallel upper and lower sides, through the upper ofwhich is threaded a screw it having a clamping head it at its lower end,a, knurled cylindrical handle Me at its upper end. Members it to itconstitute a clamping means for attaching the member l2 to the ironingboard 19. Member 02 has some distance be low its upper end a laterallyextending platelike lug i211 having a vertical aperture lib extendingtherethrough tapering toward its lower end, and said lug is providedwith a slot I20 extending from aperture 126 to one side of said lug. Afrustoconical member i8 is provided, the same having a cylindrical axialpassage therethrough and also being divided along a diametral plane intotwo parts, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4.

Member l2 has secured therein adjacent its 119- per end a stud i8 and apulley I9 having a grooved periphery is journaled on stud it. A Washer20 is disposed between pulley l9 and member I! and a washer 2| isdisposed on stud it at the outer with a longitudinal slot 25a, throughwhich stud i3 extends. A wing nut 25 is threaded on the outer end orstud l8 and engages member 25 to clamp the samein position. Member 25 isbent substantially at a right angle and has a portion 25b extendingacross the groove of pulley l3 and curved oppositely to said groove. Itwill be seen that member 25 can be moved longitudinally of member I! andheld in the desired position by wing nut 23. As shown. in Figs. 1 and 2,pulley i3 is disposed at the upper end of member i2 and well above. thetop of the ironing board It. The lower end oi! member i2 extends belowthe ironing board It and has plvotally connected thereto one end of alink 28 comprising parallel rods 2812, which extends downwardly andtoward the end "lb of the board iii. The other end of link 28 ispivotally connected by a coupling 29 to one end of an elongated arm 30.Arm 30 also comprises spaced Darallelrods 30a. Link 28 and arm 30 havebight portions at their adjacent ends and coupling 23 has opencylindrical ends which extend about said bight portions to pivotallyconnect members 23 and 30. Arm 30, adjacent its other end, is curved andbent through almost a right angle and has clamped thereto by a screw 3|a member 32. Member 32 is formed by a plate formed intermediate its endsto provide a loop at one end, through which extends a stud 34. Member 32is cut away at one side, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, to make room for apulley 35 joumaled on stud 34. Pulley 35 is similar to pulley i 3. Awasher 35 is disposed between pulley 35 on one side member 32 and awasher 31 is disposed on stud 34 at the outer side of pulley 35, thesame being engaged by a nut 38 threaded on the outer end of stud 34. Apulley guard or cord holder 39, similar to the guard or holder 25, hasan arm extending along the outer side of member 32 and provided with alongitudinal slot 39a, through which stud 34 passes. A wing nut 40 isthreaded on stud 34 and clamps member 39 in position against member 32.Member 39 is bent at right angles and has a portion 33!) extendingacross the D riphery of pulley 35 and curved oppositely to the bottom ofthe groove in pulley 35.

With the described structure, a conductor cord 42 attached to a fiatiron43 supported on board III can pass upwardly over pulley l3. Said cordwill be disposed in a groove of pulley l9 and will be retained thereinby member 25, particularly portion 25b thereof. Cord 42 will extenddownwardly and around the lower side of pulley 35, the same beingdisposed in the groove of pulley 35 and retained therein by portion 33bof member 33. Cord 42 will extend upwardly from pulley 35 and to asuitable socket to which it will be connected by the usual plug 44. Itis, however, desirable to hold cord 42 in stationary position betweenthe plug 44 and pulley 35. For this purpose member i6 is provided. Cord42 can be placed between the portions of member i6 when the latter isremoved from lug I21: and member l then pushed downwardly into theaperture in lug l2a to clamp the portions or halves thereof against cord42. Slot l2c is provided so that man can readily be "removed from andinto the aperture I21). Member 32 has considerable weight and the outerend of arm 30 is t us 4 weighted and said arm will swing down and placeconsiderable tension on cord 42 through pulley 35. This will hold thecord 42 taut between iron 43 and pulley l3. As iron 43 is reciprocatedon the board l3, pulley 35 will be raised and lowered by cord 42. As theiron moves toward the end ill: of board l3, pulley 35 will be liited andarm 33 will swing about its connection to link 23. Link 23 will swingabout its connection to bar or member 12 and if the iron 43 issuillciently moved.

position shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1. The

- cord 42 will extend from member It to the electrical socket used andcan be adjusted so that it will be disposed away from board i3 and outof the way of the operator. The device can quickly be attached to ordetached from the board by means of the clamping screw [4, and thedevice can be placed in the desired position with the cord 42 thereinand detached from iron 43 and the electrical socket. When the device isagain to be used it will only be necessary to clamp the same on theboard and connect the ends oi cord 42. The members 23 and 30 will bedisposed beneath board l3 so that they will be entirely out of the wayduring the ironing operation. This will be clear from the showing inFig. 2.

Fromthe above description it will be seen that I have provided a simpleand highly eiilcient cordsupporting means for a. flatiron or otherelectrically operated member. The device is easily manipulated andoperates eflectively by gravity. The conductor cord is kept taut and outof the way of the operator and thus does not lie on the board- III or itmight be engaged and burned by the iron 43. The parts of the device arecomparatively few and of simple construction and the same can be easilyand inexpensively made. It is a simple and easy matter to place thedevice in operative position. The device has been amply demonstrated inactual practice and found to be very successful and efficient.

. It will, of course, be understood that various changes may be made inthe form, details, arrangement and proportions of the parts, withoutdeparting from the scope of applicant's invention, which generallystated, consists in a device capable of carrying out the objects aboveset forth, in the parts and combinations of parts disclosed and definedin-the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. A cord-supporting device for an ironing board having in combination,a support constructed and arranged to be clamped to said board, a pulleycarried above said board by said support, a link having one end pivotedto said support below said board, an arm having one end secured to theother end of said link, a second pulley carried by said arm adjacent itsother end, means on said support for anchoring a condoctor cord wherebya conductor cord attached to an iron may pass from said iron over saidfirst mentioned pulley downwardly and around said second pulley and upto said means, from which it will pass to an electrical socket, saidcord being held taut over said first mentioned pulley by the weight ofsaid arm and second pulley.

2. A cord-supporting device for an ironing board having in combination,an upright support, means for readily attaching said support to anddetaching it from said. board, a pulley carried by said support abovesaid board, an arm below said board extending longitudinally of saidboard. means for swinglngiy connecting oneend of-said arm to saidsupport, and a second pulley carried 5 n adjacent the other end of saidarm whereby a conductor cord can pass from said iron over said firstmentioned pulley downward and around said second pulley and upwardly toa point of attachment.

3. A cord-supporting device for an ironing board having in combination,a support adapted to be attached to an ironing board, a pulley carriedby said support above said' board, an arm swingingly connected at oneend to said support below said board said arm being weighted at itsother end, a second pulley mounted on said arm adjacent said latter endsaid second pulley being disposed below said first mentioned pulleywhereby a conductor cord can pass from an iron on said board over saidfirst mentioned pulley, downwardly around said second pulley and upwardto a point of attachment and will be maintained taut between said ironand first mentioned pulley.

WILLIAM AAB.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Yett Sept. 2, 1941

